West

Appellant was charged by an information filed by the district attorney of San Diego County with the crimes of grand theft and forgery, and also with having suffered a prior conviction in the state of Ohio. Appellant admitted the prior conviction and after trial by jury was found guilty of the crimes of forgery and grand theft, as charged in the information. Prom the judgment and order denying his motion for a new trial this appeal is taken by the appellant.

There was sufficient evidence to justify the jury in bringing in its verdict, but the sole questions are whether the court erred in denying defendant’s application for a continuance, and whether certain errors were committed by reason of the fact that the defendant appeared as his own counsel at the time of his trial. When a continuance was asked the first time, his then attorney withdrew from the case, stating that he had been dismissed. The court thereupon appointed another attorney as appellant’s counsel and continued the ease to the next day. On the next day the attorney so appointed withdrew, saying that the defendant desired him to do so. Appellant then stated that he wished to employ another attorney, Mr. Ludwig, and…